The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-07-29
CURRENT EVENTS

A Dakota postmaster, ia q few year
swindled the government out Of over 81, ,00I
and when discovered committed suicide
Hrs name was William cannen.
Ig feet front 10 Philadelphia sold for SIS.
| OOp q few days ago, the highest price eve,
| paid Ia the II. b. Ia Albany ii would be
worth about one.fortoith If on First street
aud yeI Philadelphia Is three hundred time,
as large.
| The run of salmon on ths C0Inmbia Con-
linues 70 be light. II II possible they have
heard Of the interstate confm0rce Law. III The
Law il observed aud fshing stopped on the
5lst there viii be larger runs IL the future
The Holy Angels College of yascouver, 81
excellent institution for boys. will resnne
studies on the last Monday ia August. Last
year there were enrolled 1f2 pupils, 40 be.
inR boarders See advertisements on our hrsI
page.
Some Of the ministers among Us are juAi
simply missionaries. That sounds rather
funny for q country like Oregon. CHURCHES
here should be as selfsuppoTfing a. III tise
East bat then an Eastern city of the sizc
Of Albany rarely has eleven ministers.
Mr. NJ ID Abbott, editor Of the Baker Civ
Rersilte says I'VE were pleased 10 rccsiye
= copy Of the Albany DKMocnAT to-day.
We set our FIRST ''etisk" Of type on that paper
twenty years ago.
The hop crop III New York State will be
about one.third OF the average crop. owing
10 the ravages Of last year. 20 cents Is
offered for fhe prospective crop. This speaks
for good price for the coming crop In
Oregon.
A bin passed by the last Legislature Of
- A. A. -
cycles are vehicles the same as wagons and
are subject 70 the same restrictions Must
turn 70 the right, 70 instances. Oregon should
have such law instead Of the foolish one
aow 10 force.
The Fonte Of the o r across the Cascades
will make one Of the finest mountain rail-
roads IN the United StAtes. The oh isct Of the
surveyors has been 70 make IL as short 81
posslble, II being intended to build the short.
eat trans con tinental route across tho COS
tiHsnk As matter Of fact IL will be several
hundred miles shorter than any other.
The fact that no editor In the Willamette
Valley has ever been convicted Of libel ol
slander should not be an endorsement for
newspaper men 10 throw mud IL pays
though to tell the truth sometimes even Il
aome oncs corns are tread on. The rule !,
| to feel OF the public pulse and then shout
II newspaper Il right the public viii stand
| np for Il every time
The following i from the Asfo,Faa
The State press i giving considerable
comment to the Iynciling Of Kelly In Poll
county. The whole wrcichcd business |,
simply case Of cause aud effect. Men sec
rnurdcrers 20 unpunislied shatis tho cause
they occasionally gc4 tired Of laws loop
holes and take the law In their own hands
that Il the effect. Both are wrong and TO b.
condemned, but ~ long as men tnurde
and 60 free, 10 long there viii he lynci
iaw."
10 the August number Of che Magasiae o
lmsrieaa HiStorg DIR Fessenden N Otis vii
publish graphic account Of the presentation
Of the Arctic ship RssoiHte to the Qaeam oI
England. IN 1856. By the government Of the
uutted States. Or Otis was an osIicer of the
expedition. and writes from the standpoint d
80 ere witness A copy IT the celebrated
picture oF the scene ia Sydenham Palace
painted by order OF the Queen, with exaci
portraits Of ths chief dignitaries pressat, win
accompany this exceptionally interesting pa.
per.
For rare presence Of mind, we do not &c.
member having seen the following equallcd
child 81 r. f. Noyer fell In a well seventy
feet deep and had the presence Of mind tc
clasp tho bucket rope which accompanied
her "a. the bottom. The snosher on missing
the child went TO the well and began TO turT
the Sindlass and 80 found the child OF
board the rope below. About the time the
mother gave out the bucket from the tor
met the one half way down coming np witt
the child which had presence OF mind en-
ough 10 catch the descending rope and res
her smother. who soon rallied snificlen
4 strength 10 pull her jewel 10 the top. Tn
child sustained only few bruises"
The Portland Wears pays the following
just tribute TO The country press Of Oregon
which shows that IL head Is level, and b
the way II has shown level hcadedness o
several occasions lately : "I'he characte
and excellences of the country press of ORE
gon Il 50 high that of themselves they spea
volumes of praise for the comnunitie
which they represent. No one who inve
tigates this matter can fall 10 note the
whole .souied ioyaity and enthusiasm. The
existence and outward evidence of prospe
ity afford tolerably accurate index TO tn
condition Of the people A paper Is seldei
better than the community In which il
published demands. The majority of Il
country papers of this State are away abos
the average of country Journalism. Tho
are not only newsy, but arc edited BY me
who show evidence Of aptitude for the
work by the character Of the news give
and the bright manner in which 1t Is pr
sented to their readers. In editorial c
preston they are always alive 60 the tn
interests Of their patrons.